Today is my birthday. It was a great day. Fantastic weather, well-behaved kids, a yummy dinner from a local pizza place (Daurizios), a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” by the kiddos, and a delicious chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.

Oh yeah, I can’t forget about the presents. It’s no secret that I love lights, especially LED’s. And that’s why I was excited to open the birthday present from my wife:

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Two solar-powered butterfly lights for the flower garden. They’re joining a lighted dragonfly that hangs out above the petunias and snap-dragons.

Clearly, I’m no candidate for a show on the Food Network. But creating this snowman was a blast. The bottom half was vanilla, the top was chocolate. M&M’s for a smile. A Sour Belt scarf. Gum drop buttons. Snickers for eyes. Yes, that’s a real carrot for a nose. (Now, that’s my kind of carrot cake.) Funny though, nobody opted to eat the carrot.

I’m thrilled. In just a few days I’ll finally be able to build a snowman. Only it won’t be a creation of frozen H-two-O.

Nope. We’ve got enough snow to stage our own Hoth battle scene from Empire Strikes Back, (complete with trenches and fortifications). It’s impossible to see over the snowbanks at the end of our driveway. I’ve knocked down icicles taller than my son. But I still can’t build a blasted decent snowman. The snow’s been too cold and dry.

So, we’ll make one out of cake. For my son’s fifth birthday. That’s the idea anyway.

My wife and I spent a half-hour drawing up the plans. She’s buying the building blocks. I’m tasked with the manufacturing. If it comes out looking even slightly similar to Frosty, I’ll be thrilled.

Only one question remains: who in the world authorized our son to achieve kindergarten age?